White House man charged with child rape

A White House man is facing multiple charges including rape of a child after authorities say he had sexual contact with a girl under 13 years of age for nearly half a year.

Mecklin Aubrey Tarver, 64, was being held in the Robertson County Jail on $55,000 bond as of Thursday afternoon. He was indicted by the Robertson County Grand Jury in February on one count of rape of a child and eight counts of aggravated sexual battery.

According to documents filed in Robertson County Circuit Court, the alleged sex acts were committed between June 2013 and January 2014.

The Robertson County Times does not identify victims of sex crimes.

Tarver was arrested and booked into Robertson County Jail on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Rape of a child is a class A felony punishable by up to 60 years in prison. Aggravated sexual battery is a class B felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.